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Tracklist

  1. 01Lacrimosa5:29
  2. 02Lacrimosa-Epilogue2:06
  3. 03Salva me5:35
  4. 04Song Of The Earth5:26
  5. 05Descending Chords10:20
  6. 063+35:15
  7. 07Verdi Transition2:45
  8. 08Debussy Transition2:44
  9. 09Like We4:32
Gravitations
13. Juni 2025Released
XJM25006

Haggai Cohen-Milo

Gravitations

Digital / Hi-Res Download · XJM25006 · 44:12

Berlin-based double bassist and composer Haggai Cohen-Milo presents „Gravitations“, a bold new album recorded live at Hamburg's Laeiszhalle and commissioned by the Symphoniker Hamburg. Rather than arranging or adapting classical works, Cohen-Milo uses music by Mahler, Verdi and Debussy as launchpads for entirely new compositions, reimagining them through a radical blend of jazz, improvisation, hip hop and spoken word. Describing his process as space travel, he orbits the emotional essence of these masterpieces before venturing into new artistic terrain. Recorded in one-take sessions with an ensemble of trusted collaborators, the project captures the risk, energy and spontaneity of live performance. At its core, „Gravitations“ explores the relevance of classical music today, transforming it into a contemporary conversation piece. Originally from Israel, Cohen-Milo studied at the New England Conservatory in Boston and has worked internationally, including with the Omer Klein Trio and on John Zorn's Tzadik label.

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Haggai Cohen-Milo

Jazz / Neo-Classical / Improvisation

Haggai Cohen-Milo

Berlin-based Israeli double bassist (Omer Klein Trio) whose album "Gravitations" re-imagines Mahler, Verdi and Debussy as jazz.

Haggai Cohen-Milo is a Berlin-based double bassist, composer and bandleader, and bassist in the Omer Klein Trio. Born in Israel, he studied at the New England Conservatory in Boston with teachers including Danilo Pérez, Bob Moses and Jerry Bergonzi; in 2006 he won the grand prize of the Fish Middleton Jazz Soloist Competition and a DownBeat Music Award. On his ambitious album "Gravitations", recorded live at Hamburg's Laeiszhalle, he re-imagines great classical works by Mahler, Verdi and Debussy — not quoting or arranging them but pulling their emotional threads into a new framework of jazz, improvisation and spoken word. Collaborators include saxophonists Emma Rawicz and Maria Kim Grand, trumpeters Philip Dizack and Justin Stanton, and poet-performer Stimulus.